Community Bands Keep the Sound of Music Alive in OC
At least half a dozen groups provide an outlet for local musicians while also presenting free or low-cost community concerts at the holidays and throughout the year.
November 24, 2025
Shelley and Pacific Symphony Impress with ‘Daphnis and Chloé’
REVIEW: Ravel’s complete masterpiece is well served with assistance of Pacific Chorale, though some obstacles remained.
November 21, 2025
Gabriela Montero: Patriot and Pianist
The Venezuelan musician and activist will perform her own concerto with Pacific Symphony in a concert that features Pacific Chorale and includes works by Georges Bizet and Maurice Ravel.
November 12, 2025
Shelley and Pacific Symphony Excel in a Program of Light Classics
REVIEW: The new music director designate rejuvenates Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Scheherazade.”
October 17, 2025
Ariana Kim of Irvine Named 2025 U.S. Presidential Scholar
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October 3, 2025
At Soka, Trifonov Argues His Case for Neglected Repertoire
REVIEW: The celebrated virtuoso pianist had trouble putting across the program of German and Russian composers.
September 28, 2025
National Symphony Orchestra Ireland Appoints Alexander Shelley as Principal Conductor
The National Concert Hall (NCH) is pleased to announce the appointment of Alexander Shelley as National Symphony Orchestra Ireland’s new Principal Conductor. This will be for an initial term of...
September 28, 2025
Carl St.Clair to Lead the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra
Carl St.Clair, longtime conductor of Pacific Symphony, has just landed a new appointment. The Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra (TPO) in Bangkok has chosen the him as its next music director. St.Clair’s new...
September 26, 2025
UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Art: A Culmination of Legacy & Resurgence
by Peter Lefevre for UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts Drive past the carefully manicured lawns of Irvine, the most famously planned city in America, and the last...
September 22, 2025
Growth and Experimentation: The UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts (2000-2025)
by Peter Lefevre for UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts It’s the turn of the millennium. We’ve escaped the mortal threat of Y2K. Beanie Babies are the next...
September 15, 2025
It’s Culture OC’s Second Anniversary, and We Have a Lot to Celebrate!
Our award-winning, nonprofit arts journalism website covers topics, events and organizations that other media outlets have forgotten or abandoned.
September 10, 2025
Origins and Evolution: The UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts (1965-1999)
by Peter Lefevre for UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts Six decades. 25 Guggenheim Fellows. More than 1,000 students every year, producing hundreds of performances and exhibitions. Numbers...
September 8, 2025
